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News Release 11-154
Study Reveals How Bats Stay on Target Even in Dark, Cluttered Environment
Insights could lead to the development of more precise sonar-led vehicles
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The bat shown here is emitting sounds. It will use echoes created by these sounds to stay on target even in cluttered environments.
Credit: James Simmons, Brown University
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Mastery of Sonar by Bats Enables Them to Navigate and Hone In On Targets Even if Dark, Cluttered Environments
Credit: Gwen Morgan, National Science Foundation. Video, images, and music credited at video's end.
The researchers' work is described in the July 29, 2011 issue of the journal Science.
Credit: Copyright AAAS 2011
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